Security News > 2022 > February > FCC proposes $45 million fine for health insurance robocaller
The US Federal Communications Commission today proposed the largest-ever fine against a robocaller for Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations.
The Commission wants to hit Florida-based lead generator Interstate Brokers with a $45 million TCPA fine for making more than 500,000 unlawful robocalls without an emergency purpose or the consumers' prior express consent.
Consumers contacted in this illegal robocall campaign received pre-recorded voice messages on phone numbers collected while they were looking for health insurance quotes online or from third-party vendors.
If they answered the call, the automated system transferred them to call centers and were offered health insurance products from several insurance companies that had hired Interstate Brokers' services.
The FCC issued a $120 million fine in May 2018 against a Florida-based telemarketer for making approximately 100 million spoofed robocalls over three months.
In September 2018, the FCC issued an $82 million penalty against a North Carolina-based health insurance telemarketer for over 21 million spoofed robocalls made to market health insurance plans.